Invoices for membership dues for the 2009 Fiscal Year (2008-2009 academic year) have been mailed to current members. If you don't receive an invoice but want to continue or join as a member, please go to the "Join VirginiaCAN" tab, above, and fill out the membership application.

Call for Conference Proposals: Form added to Conference Page and available here. Suggest a topic or a presenter for the 2008 VirginiaCAN Annual Conference in December.

2008 Conference Sponsorship, Advertising and Exhibitor Application is available on the Conference Page. The form is available as a Word Document or a PDF file.

Bonnie Sutton elected by the VirginiaCAN Board of Directors to be President. At the May 21st meeting of the VirginiaCAN Board of Directors, the Board elected Bonnie to be President. Her term begins July 1. Bonnie is the President and CEO of the Access Scholarship Foundation in Norfolk. The current President, Barry Simmons has been elected to be the National Chair for the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators. Barry is the Director of University Scholarships and Financial Aid at Virginia Tech.

Mike Hawkes Honored by NCHELP

NCHELP announced at their Spring Convention last week that Mike Hawkes was a recipient of the Jean S. Frohlicher Outstanding Service Award. Mike was honored for his work on the Common Review Initiative. The award recognizes Jean Frohlicher’s life-long commitment to making postsecondary dreams a reality for millions of students and her never-ending contributions to NCHELP. The award is presented to an individual whose efforts and accomplishments are consistent with the qualities Jean exemplified. Mike is the Director of Government Affairs at ECMC, the designated guarantor of FFELP loans for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Mike is one of the architects of VirginiaCAN, and a member of the VirginiaCAN Board of Directors.

VirginiaCAN Newsletter, CAN to CAN, Volume 1, Issue 2

VirginiaCAN 2008 Volunteer Form

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VirginiaCAN Case Study Proposal Form

VirginiaCAN Newsletter, CAN to CAN, Volume 1, Issue 1

SAVE THESE DATES:

September 22-24, 2008

NCAN 2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Hilton Americas Hotel

Houston, TX

November 17, 2008

COLLEGE NIGHT IN VIRGINIA

Locations to be announced

December 10-12, 2008:

4th Annual VirginiaCAN Conference

Location: Stonewall Jackson Hotel, Staunton, VA

January 31, 2009

Super Saturday

Locations to be announced

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The Virginia College Access Network (VirginiaCAN) is an organization of college access providers across Virginia. VirginiaCAN member organizations share a common goal - to enhance postseconary education access and attainment for residents of Virginia.

While the Commonwealth of Virginia has higher levels of educational attainment than some states, as the chart below shows almost 43 percent of Virginians age 25 and older have not pursued education beyond high school. VirginiaCAN member organizations, many having a focus on serving populations traditionally underrepresented in higher education, offer a variety of services to help Virginians learn after high school.

Percentage of Virginia population age 25 and older in March 2004, by educational attainment:

Less than high school

High school diploma

Some college (includes AA, AS, certificates)

Bachelor's degree (BA, AB, BS)

Advanced (includes MA, MS, PhD, first professional)

11.6%

31.3%

24.0%

20.6%

12.5%

Note: These categories reflect the highest level of education attained and are therefore mutually exclusive.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), March 2004 supplement (2004).

Statistics extracted from "The Investment Payoff - a 50-state Analysis of the Public and Private Benefits of Higher Education" prepared by the Institute for Higher Education Policy